John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:13
Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days ,.... Which began on the fifteenth day of Tisri, or September; see Leviticus 23:34 , &c.; after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine ; and therefore sometimes called the feast of ingathering, Exodus 23:16 , barley harvest began at the passover, and wheat harvest at Pentecost; and before the feast of tabernacles began, the vintage and the gathering of the olives were over, as well as all other summer fruits were... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 16:1-17
Much of the communion between God and his people Israel was kept up, and a face of religion preserved in the nation, by the three yearly feasts, the institution of which, and the laws concerning them, we have several times met with already; and here they are repeated. I. The law of the passover, so great a solemnity that it made the whole month, in the midst of which it was placed, considerable: Observe the month Abib, Deut. 16:1. Though one week only of this month was to be kept as a... read more